AIJAC sponsors state parliament visit to Israel
FOR the first time, the Australian/Israel & Jewish Affairs Council (AIJAC) has hosted a state parliamentary delegation to Israel…
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Barak hints at 2009 Israeli election
JERUSALEM - Labor Party chairman Ehud Barak has expressed support for holding the next Israeli general election in March 2009…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →World Jewish views on US candidates Mccain's Jewish Support Spans the Political Spectrum For the first time, American Jews are having their say in the election of US presidential candidates. Two-thirds of American Jews live in one of the 22 states who voted in Super
WASHINGTON — Leading Republican senator John McCain’s reputation as a maverick holds true in the Jewish world, where his list of allies…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Outlook The Obama factor With Barack Obama edging towards nomination as the Democratic Party's candidate in this year's US presidential election, American Jews are taking a close look. Ajn Staff examine the senator’s emerging record on Jews and Israel
ASKED who their favourite candidate is, your average American Jewish Democratic Party supporter probably would not say…
Continued on Trove, page 13 →News Unsw Elections: Nominations Open
Nominations for student positions on University Council, Academic Board and Faculty Boards have opened…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Outlook A once-proud community searches for sustenance The few remaining Jews of Zimbabwe are hunkered down, wondering what the outcome of this week’s national elections will mean for their future. Claudia Braude reports from Harare
IN early March, a South African rabbi traveled to Zimbabwe’s capital city on one of the many trips he has…
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WASHINGTON DC - Each of the major US presidential candidates has joined a committee commemorating Israel's 60th anniversary. Malcolm Hoenlein,…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →Inaugural Nsw Parliament - Eu Friendship Group Event Held in Sydney
Ambassador Commission to Australia and New Zealand, Bruno Julien, was the keynote speaker at the inaugural NSW Parliament EU Friendship Group event held in Sydney on 22 May. The Group is…
Continued on Trove, page 15 →Yom Ha’atzmaut at Parliament House Five hundred people attended a cocktail party to celebrate Israel’s 60th birthday on May 15 at Parliament House. More photos: ajn.com.au
From left: Anna Berger, Saeed Kahn, Dr Evelyn Royal. From left: Stephen Rothman, James Allsop, Mark Schneider, Mayoress Christine Hoenig, Ron Hoenig…
Continued on Trove, page 13 →Obama and the Jews As Barack Obama firms to become the Democratic candidate for the United States presidency, the Republicans are already hammering him on Israel. American Angle
THE only rockets in the Middle East last week weren’t just those killing from Gaza into Israel. The big one was fired…
Continued on Trove, page 16 →Emanuel hosts Israeli ambassador Israeli Ambassador Yuval Rotem spoke at Emanuel Synagogue on May 15 prior to the cocktail party at Parliament House. Photos: Ofer Levy
From left: David Robinson, Israeli Ambassador Yuval Rotem,…
Continued on Trove, page 13 →Let the election games begin Now that Ehud Olmert as agreed to hold primaries for his Kadima Party, the jostling for the top job has officially begun. Sharon Berger reports
EMBATTLED Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert, currently under multiple investigations, has…
Continued on Trove, page 13 →The next president and the court of public opinion American Angle The international image of the United States is improving, albeit it slowly, and there is great trepidation ahead of the forthcoming presidential election
THE good news from the Pew Global Attitudes Project — a worldwide survey of 175,000 people in 54 countries and the most…
Continued on Trove, page 16 →Parliament gives nod for security tax breaks
IN its final sitting week before the winter break, parliament passed legislation that will change the way the Jewish community funds security…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Out of Zimbabwe Swastikas on my locker As Zimbabwe's President Robert Magabe declares himself the winner ot the latest election, a result disputed by many Zimbabweans and most of the world, Sydney’s Vic Alhadeff and Melbourne's Rabbi Ralph Genende, both former Zimbabweans, reflect on the country they Knew and on what remains
THE boarding school I attended in Bulawayo, Zimbabwe's second largest…
Continued on Trove, page 17 →Arab cartoons depict ‘Jewish control’ of US candidates
NEW YORK - Editorial cartoonists in the Arab world are using direct or borderline anti-Semitism in their portrayal of the presumptive US presidential…
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JERUSALEM - In a widely anticipated but closely watched move, Knesset Member Meir Porush of the United Torah Judaism (UTJ) Party was unanimously selected on…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Letters Councillors and Candidates
IN “Record number of Jews aim for local council seats” (AJN 15/08) Councillor George Newhouse says that in his experience “it’s highly…
Continued on Trove, page 18 →Jewish candidates under the scope Waverley Council a Record-breaking number of Jewish candidates are staking out seats on Sydney's local councils in the elections on September 13. Chantal Abitbol takes a closer look at the candidates
LIBERAL candidate YVONNE COBURN, 47, said it's her strong “social conscience”…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Vox Pop In local council elections, do you vote candidates in based on Jewish issues?
It's not so much the Jewish issues, but more local Issues that I'm interested in - particularly…
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